Computer Audio
Better than bacon! (vegan bacon?)
You’ve probably seen the many rave reviews and awards the AudioQuest Dragonfly USB DAC portable has garnered. If you haven’t, then you may want to know that it is the DAC to have for your computer headphone listening and double duty for your home system… Read More »
Apple Airtunes meets High End Audio!
Not only have we seen it a few too many times, we’ve experienced it! That-which I that-of speak is the ‘island’ high end audio system that plays your records, plays your cd’s, heck even plays your iTunes and/or network FLAC files, but WONT PLAY things… Read More »
USB Adaptive vs USB Asynchronous vs Baseball
What does USB Adaptive and USB Asynchronous Mean? The purpose of this article is explain the meaning of USB Adaptive and USB Asynchronous communication between a sending music computer and a receiving HiFi DAC. They refer to the two leading USB DAC technologies in use… Read More »
Wireless Audio: Great Sound Solutions with Ayre & Linn
Can You Get Good Sound with Wireless Music? In General, no. Wireless sent music is ok, but not great. Not glorious. Not Magnificent. Not heart rendering. It’s OK. A bit like a burger. So the sound is not so, so insanely great shall we say…… Read More »
Ripping CD’s, what iTunes format?
When you start out ripping your cd’s, you go to Apple iTunes Preferences and you see this big hurkin list of possible formats to store your precious life soundtrack to. You have 500 cd’s, it take 2-3 minutes per, so a couple days/weeks of work…. Read More »
iTunes and FLAC and &*(#%!!
Yeah…. You clicked on this because you’ve run into what we all have: iTunes won’t play FLAC Files! Bummer. Why? Rumors and speculation have attenuated this to a certain celebraty’s megalomaniac exigency to acquire sufficient fundage to ensure purchase of the entire planetary supply of… Read More »
Decibel OSX 64 bit Music Player!
The great iTunes solution!
Finally, somebody listened. For the last few years I’ve been asking the manufactures to give us digital inputs on their CD player or integrated amps and preamps so that we could plug in our itunes and such and take advantage of higher quality digital conversion…. Read More »
Computer Music Ripping Software: Ripping the Right Way!
Are all Computer Ripping Engines the Same? If you’re an audiophile and wish to rip your CD collection in order to listen to your music through some sort of music server or itunes you should be aware that not all ripping engines are alike. I… Read More »
The Trouble with Dacs
Why is there a picture of computer instead of a DAC? Well it’s because I didn’t want a picture of a DAC that we carry next to the word ‘Trouble’! I can hear the upset telephone call now! (manufacturers can get a little catty) Then… Read More »
Apple Mac Mini + iPod Touch
One of our favorite solutions for managing a digital music library is to suggest that a person purchase a Mac Mini computer and an Ipod Touch. You put iTunes and your music library on your Mac Mini. You download the free apple application ‘remote’ from… Read More »
Apple Mac Mini + iPod Touch = Terrific solution
One of my favorite solutions for managing a digital music library is to suggest that a person purchase a Mac Mini computer and an Ipod Touch. You put iTunes and your music library on your Mac Mini. You download the free apple application ‘remote’ from… Read More »